INCONSISTENCIES IN RATING THE EFFECT OF AIRCRAFT LOAD AND REPORTING THE BEARING CAPACITY OF PAVEMENTS

Among the most important tasks of modern airport management engineering is the continuous check up of aircraft/pavement compatibility at every airport due to the large variety of aircraft traffic, types and loads. Demands for high safety standards, the capital costs of pavement assets likely to suffer due to overloading and the economical penalties at busy airports of closing down facilities for extensive repairs underscore the need for having a reliable system for ranking the severity of aircraft load and reporting the bearing capacity of pavements. Today's internationally accepted classification system, the ACN-PCN of ICAO is highly advantageous compared to older classification systems, however it contains several assumptions and inconsistencies that should be considered carefully. Airport engineers should be aware of them to avoid potential problems arising from the wrong estimation of aircraft load severity and pavement bearing capacity. For the covering abstract see ITRD E118503.

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  AA Balkema

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• Authors:
  • Loizos, A
  • Abacoumkin, C
  • Charonitis, G
• Conference:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE BEARING CAPACITY OF ROADS AND AIRFIELDS, LISBON, PORTUGAL, 24-26 JUNE 2002.
• Publication Date: 2002

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 33-41
• Serial:
  • Volume: 1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aircraft; Airport runways; Airports; Bearing capacity; Classification; Condition surveys; Conferences; Loads; Pavements
• ITRD Terms: 1258: Aircraft; 1037: Airport; 3085: Bearing capacity; 8513: Classification; 3857: Condition survey; 8525: Conference; 5567: Load; 2955: Pavement; 1038: Runway
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Pavements; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00963775
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 90-5809-398-0
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Oct 3 2003 12:00AM